overpower
Pronunciation Verb
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Pronunciation Verb
overpower (overpowers, present participle overpowering; past and past participle overpowered)
- (transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
- We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.
- (transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
- Bright light overpowers the eyes.
- (transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
- The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs.
- (video games, transitive) To make excessively powerful.
- Antonyms: nerf
- French: soumettre
- German: überwältigen, übermannen
- Russian: подавля́ть
- Spanish: dominar, vencer
- Russian: переси́ливать
- Spanish: realzar
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